Folding seat for automobiles



W. F. POLSON.

FOlDING S`E`AT FOR AUTOMOBILES.' 'APPLICATIQN min FEsIQ. 1911. nENEwED 1AN.11.1920.

1,333,338. v Patented Mar. 9,1920.`

2 SHEETS-SHLET I.

w. FpPoLsoN. FOLDING SEAT/FOR AUTOMOBILES.

"APPLICATION FILED FEB- 9. 19H. RENEWEDv JAN. 17,1920.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHtET 2.

WrLLIAM r. roLsoN, or BUrrALo, NEW Yon-K.

" vromaine sEArron Au'roiiioiiitiis.

speeirwatieii @Letters raient.A Patented Mar. 9, 1920',

.Application filed February 9, 1917, Serial'No. 147,598. Renewed January 17, 1920. Serial No. 352,169.

ToV all whom t may concern i Be it'known that I, WILLIAM F. PoLsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo,`in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingV Seatsfor Automobiles, `of which` the following is a specification.

' ticularly pointed out in the' subjoinedclaims. Y

My Vinvention relates tolimpiovements in folding seats for automobiles, such as are used intermediate the main front and rear` seats. i A, i.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a folding seatY of siinplesand durable construction, which is capable kof revolving so that the .person occupying` the seat mayvface either forward,reaiward` orn sidewise in either'directionand at any de sired angle, .the construction of the seat being such as tol afford ample leg room `ire-fy gardless of the position in which the. seat may be placed.

f LA further object of my invention to,

provide a seat, of this type havingl novel means 'to prevent V"tipping of the seat whenv prevent side swaying elevated, and alsoA to,

of parts tobe hereinafter describedand par- In the. accompanying drawings illustratL -ing the invention..A

l.Figure 1 is abroken plan view of af portion of an automobile body equippedvv with two of my improvedv foldingseats, onel of which is sliown in position for use' andthe other. in folded position.' f'

Fig.V 2is`a longitudinal section taken on:

linea-(1, Figi. f, w p I F'g. 8 is a plan view ofthe folding seat, the lseat board andlback being untrimmed.

`Fig. 4 is ajlongitu'dinal section ytaken on;`

line' oli-b, PFig. 3, the support'y or receiverV being, however, shown fitted rinto the Hoor of the automobile body.

Fig. 5v is a perspective view of the lower portion of the seat standard. d Y

i Fig. o` is across sectionlthroug'h the sup.-

Vport or receiver, taken on line c-c, Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is aii enlarged cross'A section taken on line d-aLFig 4.

. Fig. 8 isa `perspective view of the rotata-' b le spool to which the seatfstandard yispivott ally connected'.-

` taken on line Fig. 9 is an iei'ilarged.` horizontal section suina. j

taken on line e-e, Fig. 4, the floor of the automobile body being omitted.. A

Fig. 10 is an enlarged'horizontal section automobile body being omitted.

Referring now to the drawings in detail,` like numerals'of reference refer to 'like parts in the several figures.

The automobile body, designated by the numeral .lisfplrovided with afront seatQ,

0r receiver 5 which is let into the'floor .6 ofl 'the automobile body,'this support or receiver beingv ofv elongated trough-like formation' with airenlargement 7 at its rear' end and' al flange 8. extending outwardly along'the upper edge through which screws 9 or other fastening meansV may be passed thattalre into; or extend through the oor of the automobile body,

The enlargement 7` is "of y*greater .depth than Ythey remainder of said support or receiver -and isi-'preferably circular in crossY Y f-f, Fig. 4,.the floor of the as may be desired.

section, it being slightly tapered, as bestr shown in 4,':the interiorof said enlar ement forming aA circular receiving poc et 10 intor which thel elongated trough 11 opens at its *rear` end. 'Thifssupport' ay therelfore be said-'to' possess vanl elongated receiving "pocket providedat its rear end with a n circular portion or pocket.

gThe upper face of the outstanding `flange 8` is adapted to be arranged flush with the upperY face of the floor ofthe" ai'itomofbileV body Yand the carpet or other floor covering of said body is adapted to cover said flanges, an opening being left iii said carpet or other covering of the same width as the elongated troughy or pocket and` the circular enlargement in'said support. The bottom of said circular enlargement is provided with a circular depression 12 and it also has` an axial opening'13. i i

' 14A designates Varevolving kspool or turn i table and comprises a body portion 1 5 'have ing` an voutwardly-directed -iiange or tablel i 16 atfit's upperend anda similar ange or table 17j,v at its" lower, end,` the end4 facev of saidlower'ange being in Icontact witlifthe elevated portion. 18 of the bottoni wall of Said spool is pro-V said circular pocket. vided on its underside with a circular boss 19 which projects into the circular depres-` sion l2 of said bottoni wall but is spaced from the walls of said'circular depression.

The spool or Aturn table is forkedV at its upper end, as at 20, and extending axially through the lower portion of the spool or turn table is a pivot or screw 21 which extends through the axiall opening 13 in the botto-m wall of thc circular pocket and Vhas a `securingnut 22 threaded thereonto and a )am nut in contact with said setion being `pivotally. connected to said spoolv i orV turn table by inserting the extremity thereof into the forked portion of said spool or turn table `and passing. a horizontal pivot pin or screw 27 through the body of said'V spool or turn table and said extremity, a

.nut 28 being. threaded onto said pin or screw to hold the parts in pivotally connected relation.

Y The .verticall portion 25 of said L-shapedA standard is tapered from rear to front, as

at 29, andy roundedat-its front edge,ias at A y30, so that in swinging the standard downwardly into theY trough of the support or receiver, free action is assured. Moreover,

Y Y the `sides of the standard are thus tted more .Y .perfectly to the trough of the support, the

side walls of whichV are flared upwardly., with the resultV that all play is eliminated between the two parts when the seat is folded.

The standard isprovided at its lower eX-V tremity with a depending lug 31 which serves as a stop to prevent swinging movement of the` standard beyond the desired position, said'stop having its front face beveled, as at 32, and being adapted to bear against the inclined rear face 33 of the lower or body portion kof the spool', as clearly shownv in Fig. 4. When the standard is swung downwardly into the position shown in dotted lines `in Fig. 4, the side faces there- Y of lie in contact with the side walls of the trough of the support and therear face 34:,

of said standard is flush with the upper face of the outstanding ange 8.

It is also tobe noted that the. upper face of the spool or turn table is iiush with the Vupper face vof said outstanding H ange 8 so that all projecting. parts" are avoided when,

the seat is folded.

. Y, To the horizontal portiony of thestandard 2d, a seat board 35is secured, saidfyhorizontall Partien .having lateral... was' 16. through.

Y and regardless of the position to which the which screws are passed that take into said seat board. At the rear of said seat board, brackets''? are secured, said brackets having l,upstanding portions 38 to which the frame 39 of the seat back is pivotally se- 7o cured, said frame being provided at its upper end with a back support or board 40 which may be upholstered in any approved manner, or if desired, thel entire seat back may be upholstered. The seat board 35 may also be upholstered in any approved manner.

When the seat is elevated it may be rotated to anydesired angle by revolving the saine on the vertical pivot pin or screw 2l seat .is swung, the parts are so arranged that suitable leg room is provided at all times.

Vhen, however, the seat is to be folded it is necessary that it be faced .forwardly to bring the vertical portion of thestandard in 'line with the trough of the support. It is then simply necessary to fold the seat back onto the seat board and thence swing the standard 24 on the horizontal pivot or screw 27. The vertical portion of the standard then assumes a horizontal positionwhile the horizontal portion and the seat board assume a vertical position with the seat back in a vertical position in front' of the seat board.

If desired, a strip of carpet or other floor' covering to match the-carpet or Hoor covering of the automobile body, may be secured to the rear face 34 of the vertical portion of the standard, and whenthe latter is swung into the trough of the support this covering willclose the slot or open space of the carpet or other covering of said floor.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim'is,-v q Y.

l. A folding seat .for automobiles, coin-` prising a standard Vprovided with a depend- .ing lug having itsfront face beveled, a' sups porting member itting into the bottom of the automobilefand having a longitudinallydisposed trough and a circular pocket at one end of said trough,.a rotatable member within said pocket provided with. outstanding flanges atV its upper and lower ends and with an inclined rear face in a plane between said flangesagainst which the'` beveled front face ofV saidzlug is adapted to bear, Va pivot pin passing through said rotatable member in. a planev between. said flanges andi pivotally securingsaidstandard to said rotatable member, and a pivot pin whereby said rotatable member is connectedto said sup? porting member. y v

` 2. A folding seat for automobiles, comprisingja standard, a support having a cir- 1725 VLasaasns ally securing said standard to .said rotatable member, and a pivot pin whereby said Y rotatable member is connected to saidsupport.

3. A folding seat for automobiles, comat its lowerend bearing against the bottom wall of said circular enlargement or pocket and having a central boss on its underside extending into the central depression in said bottom wall, said rotatable member being forked at its4 upper end, a pivot extending vertically through said rotatable member from its forked portion Vand projecting through the bottom wall of'said clrcular enlargement or pocket, a standard having its lower end, fitting intothe forked upper end of said rotatable member, and a horizontal pivot passing through the forkedportion 'of said rotatable element andthe yinserted end of said standard.

L1A folding seat' for automobiles having ra standard providedwith a single depending-member, a support secured to the floor of an automobile and having a pocket at its rear end, a member rotatable on a vertical axis fitting Within said pocket and having a forked portion adapted to receive the lower end of said single depending member,

said Vsingle depending member havingY a 'Y downwardly extending stop lug and said rotatable member having a` flat rear face against which the rontface of said stop lug bears,y and al horizontal pivot connecting said single depending member of the stand- H ard with said rotatable member.`

A .In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

v WILLIAM F. PoLsoN. 

